Chapter 209 College Entrance Examination
Pei Shiqi: "Are you sure?"
Lian Chengyue looked straight ahead: "I'm sure."
At Lian Chengyue's strong insistence, the summer camp places were awarded to Yang Feng and You Cong'an. You Cong'an, who came on as a substitute, burst into tears of joy: "Classmate Lian, you are such a good person!"
Among all the people who were praising him, Lian Chengyue was only looking forward to Merlin's reaction. But Merlin just twirled the pencil without even looking at him.
Several people came out of the office. You Cong'an clamored to treat Lian Chengyue to a meal, and he could use the meal card at will. Lian Chengyue just ran a few steps, caught up with Meilin and said, "Mr. Mei."
The boy finally turned to look at him.
Lian Chengyue said, "Classmate Mei, where have you been these days? First of all, I don't mean to inquire about your admission recommendation method. Secondly, I am not asking classmate Mei because I have no other questions to ask her. Finally, I am really curious."
Merlin: ...
The boy's expression changed from raised eyebrows to speechless to a half-smile. Finally, he said, "You don't want to attend summer camp because you want to be in the same class as me, classmate Lian?"
Lian Chengyue was stunned for a moment, then he nodded and said, "You can say that..."
The cat-eyed boy narrowed his eyes, his smile carrying a hint of sarcasm: "Don't you want to call me senior?"
Lian Chengyue's heart moved slightly, as if being scratched by a feather. On his face, he said calmly: "Ms. Mei, it's not like that. I think..."
Merlin: "Oh, I meant to tell you that I'm not going to school this fall."
……?
Merlin: "Don't you know about gap years? They are very popular in the sect recently. Before I enroll, I will exercise my right to a gap year and find my life goals during the rest."
The disciples with connections are taking a gap year, while the disciples without connections are still preparing for the college entrance examination. The cat-eyed boy watched with satisfaction as Lian Chengyue's face gradually cracked.
Lian Chengyue still maintained his dignity and fake smile: "Congratulations, Mei, which class are you from..."
Merlin: "I chose the class of the year I entered school."
...In other words, I gave up a place in the summer camp in vain!
Lian Chengyue and Meilin shook hands. Merlin felt the other person's fingers were cold, and every cell in his body revealed the word "unbelievable". Before Lian Chengyue pulled his hand away, Merlin tilted his head and said, "Don't you want to ask me which major I was recommended to study?"
Lian Chengyue tried her best to speak in a gentle voice: "Merlin, which major have you been recommended to study?"
"Mingdao Academy." Merlin's beautiful cat eyes stared at him, "Mingdao Academy has the highest score line in the entire Qingji Sect."
"...Mingdao Academy is not at the foot of Piaomiao Peak." Lian Chengyue said.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't excite me.
Merlin: "But the dean of Mingdao Academy is Ning Xianzun. What kind of graduate students do you think Piaomiao Peak will recruit? Do you think that being close to the water is enough? Piaomiao Peak wants the best disciples, of course. And Mingdao Academy has just started. This is the academy proposed by Ning Xianzun. Do you think Ning Xianzun would not want to run it well and set an example for future generations through the success of the first and second sessions?"
"Moreover, the phenomenon of shrinking enrollment at Piao Miao Peak has become increasingly serious in recent years." Merlin sighed, "It's no wonder. Graduate enrollment is open every seven years, but undergraduate inner disciples are enrolled every year. If every disciple can graduate after four years of study, it would be fine if they were sent to society. Nowadays, every inner disciple wants to take the postgraduate entrance examination. There is no other way. If they don't take the postgraduate entrance examination, they can only be ordinary tellers in the major departments of Qingji Sect. If they are selected and transferred out, they can only start as village officials. Only by going to the wild places like the demon world can they earn more money for their families by being sent out. Postgraduate study is a besieged city. People outside want to get in, but people inside can't get out unless they study for decades or a hundred years. Supply exceeds demand! There are only a few places for postgraduate study at Piao Miao Peak. So this year, Piao Miao Peak will only recruit one graduate student, and there are only two places below Piao Miao Peak."
"My senior told me that from now on, Piao Miao Peak will simplify its enrollment model and only recruit disciples who meet the specific requirements! In the past, Piao Miao Peak was just starting out and had many places, so anyone could get in as long as their grades were good enough. Now all directions of Piao Miao Peak are saturated, so from now on, Piao Miao Peak will only recruit disciples who have vacant positions, meet the professional requirements, and have relevant research backgrounds."
"For example, this year, if Piao Miao Peak has a vacancy in the history of the demon race, then Piao Miao Peak will only recruit disciples related to history. Next year, if Piao Miao Peak has a vacancy in metallurgy, then it will only recruit disciples with related majors."
Lian Chengyue was shocked. At that moment, he said, "Merlin, who are you?"
Merlin smiled and said nothing: "It doesn't matter who I am."
…It seems that the rumors are true. Merlin does have a close relationship with the powerful inner sect members. Lian Chengyue secretly clenched her palms, frowning and thinking: "After we enter the inner gate, we undergraduates have to choose a major, and at most, we can only choose two majors."
The boy said, "Yes."
Lian Chengyue: "If Piao Miao Peak has not lacked talents in my profession for more than ten years, then doesn't that mean I have no chance of entering Piao Miao Peak?"
The boy said: "Guess? So maybe sometimes, unpopular majors are better than popular majors~"
To study a popular major, you have to compete with a group of people for admission to Piaomiao Peak. Studying an unpopular major might allow you to enter Piaomiao Peak directly by taking an unconventional approach.
This is what the boy wanted to express. Lian Chengyue felt that what he said was right, but there was something wrong with it. However, he was very upset about missing out on the summer camp opportunity, and due to insufficient information, he was unable to think rationally. Finally, Lian Chengyue said: "But Mingdao Academy teaches everything."
Boy: “Uh-huh.”
Lian Chengyue: "Is this the reason why you chose Mingdao Academy?"
The boy smiled but said nothing. He neither said yes nor no. Lian Chengyue was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Merlin, thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't be able to get this information... Can I ask one more question?"
Boy: "Speak."
Lian Chengyue: "In which year does Meilin plan to enroll in Mingdao Academy?"
The teenager did not give clear information. When Lian Chengyue observed him studying at Mingdao Academy, he was already a student at Merlin. When he was not observed by Lian Chengyue, Lian Chengyue had no way of knowing whether he was studying at Mingdao Academy. This was Schrödinger's Merlin.
From this, Lian Chengyue can get more sense of urgency.
"Lian Chengyue." When he was about to leave, the young man suddenly said to him, "I'll wait for you at Mingdao Academy."
Lian Chengyue was stunned. At that moment, his heart felt like it was tickled by cotton again.
"Okay." He said, "It's a deal."
On the way back to the dormitory, Lian Chengyue still couldn't forget the feeling of that moment. He frowned, pondered over it again and again, studied it carefully, and finally said to Shi Ruzhuo in a place where no one was around: "Old senior."
Shi Ruzhuo: "Don't talk to me. I don't want to talk to you when you have this expression."
Lian Chengyue: "Merlin thought he could provoke me. However, I have already mastered the tricks of college entrance examination recruitment. He will eventually shoot himself in the foot."
Shi Ruzhuo: "I already told you I don't want to talk to you anymore."
Lian Chengyue: "Merlin, I admit that you are very strong. You are a very strong opponent, and you make my heart beat irregularly. However, I am the only one who can enter Piaomiao Peak and become the true disciple of Ning Xianzun. As for Mingdao Academy... It seems that I should consider studying at Mingdao Academy instead of Piaomiao Peak."
Shi Ruzhuo: "You're right. This sounds more reliable than going to the foot of Piaomiao Peak."
Lian Chengyue: "Then in Mingdao Academy, I will spend my time studying minority languages, archaeology, paleontology, tea studies, and philosophy. These are unpopular majors, so no one will be able to catch up with me in these fields."
...Shi Ruzhuo found this difficult to comment. However, the Qingji Sect is changing with each passing day, and it is impossible for a naive former villain of the Yinbing Pavilion like him to understand it. Perhaps, this is the way out that life can find for itself.
In response, Shi Ruzhuo only asked one question: "Are you sure you can get into Mingdao Academy?"
"..." Lian Chengyue said, "As long as the math is simpler..."
“This is terrible!” Not far away, the outer disciples could be heard crying. “It is said that this year’s math test was set by Immortal Ning!”
"Which Ning Xianzun?"
"Of course it's Immortal Ning from Piaomiao Peak!!"
"What on earth is going on with Immortal Ning? Why did he suddenly come up with this question?"
Lian Chengyue: ...
"Why don't we consider the Informatics Olympiad?" Shi Ruzhuo suggested kindly.
…
For some people, a month is a hell of suffering. But for some people, it is the peaceful flow of time. The only thing in common is that everyone is concerned about the college entrance examination results.
For example, at this moment, in the main hall of Qingji Sect, the elders from various peaks gathered together to look at the results of this year's college entrance examination applications.
"The early admission results are out. Siguo Cliff and Environmental Governance finally have new laborers... no, disciples." said an elder.
By offering a lower score line as an inducement, students who are eager to get a job are admitted to unpopular majors that no one wants to go to. Elder Ning's move was truly brilliant!
"The score lines have been rising in the past few years. Fortunately, this year's math test has a good level of difficulty for the students." Bai Ruoru said, "Junior Brother Ning, you've worked so hard."
Ning Mingmei sat in a chair drinking tea, smiling but not saying a word. At this moment, a great elder said sourly: "But Elder Ning is really calculating this year. Almost all the top fifteen disciples in the outer sect have entered Mingdao Academy."
None of the supreme elders had expected the popularity of Mingdao Academy.
In their eyes, Mingdao Academy has no master, and everything they learn is general and not in-depth. Logically, it should not be liked by the disciples. However, when the disciples learned that the first dean was Ning Mingmei, the number of disciples who applied for "Mingdao Academy" in the early batch reached an extremely terrifying number.
This is also extremely terrifying for the supreme elders of the Senate. This means that Ning Mingmei's prestige in the outer sect has reached a point that they can no longer ignore.
"Junior Brother Ning has devoted all his energy to the development of Qingji Sect. Please be careful with your words." Bai Ruoru said.
Speaking on behalf of the headmaster, even if the supreme elders were dissatisfied, they had to give her face. Unfortunately, everyone's unwilling eyes were telling Bai Ruoru that the division in Qingji Sect had now reached an extremely tense point.
The first half of the meeting for the early batch ended, and the supreme elders came to the terrace outside to prepare for the second half of the admission meeting for the first batch. One of the great elders said, "We originally thought that the early admission was a place to fill in junk majors. I didn't expect Ning Mingmei to take over and actually use it as a position to snatch talent! Our Xiaodongtian's admission is in the first batch!"
"He runs an academy, so can't we also come up with some kind of plan or platform?" said a supreme elder. "Since he is unkind, don't blame us for being unjust!"
Faced with the discussion, Master Wukong remained silent. He said, "It doesn't matter. I saw that the disciple's name was not on the early admission list."
"Yes, that is a spiritual root that is hard to come by in a thousand years! If we have him, do we still have to worry that our Little Cave Heaven will never be able to rise again?" A great elder asked the disciple beside him, "Have you talked to him? As long as he is willing to enter the Little Cave Heaven, even if he doesn't have enough points now, it's just a matter of a word from us to decide which cave he wants to go to!"
"He..." The disciple frowned, looking embarrassed.
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